January 6, 2019; the date will from now always be remembered as a historic day for Indian football and the Indian national team! Why? Simply because the Blue Tigers deservingly trashed Thailand 4-1 in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup – Group A opener at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu …
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The 2018/19 edition of the Second Division League – Preliminary Round would kick-off with 16 teams divided into three groups later this month. The top two sides of the three groups would progress to the Six Team final round with the reserves sides of Indian Super League franchises not allowed …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has condoled the death of former FIFA referee and FIFA referee’s instructor Alex Vaz, who passed away after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Vaz is survived by his two sons and two daughters. Condoling his death, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said, “Mr. …
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There is good news of fans of I-League football! Football fans in India can now tune into Hotstar and Jio TV to watch the fixtures of the I-League which will not be televised. The online broadcast on Hotstar and Jio TV will be underway from tomorrow onwards, January 4, 2019, …
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The AIFF in association with Reliance Foundation conducted an AIFF Grassroots Instructors Refresher Course in Navi Mumbai last week. The course was organized by AIFC. Twelve seasoned Grassroots Instructors from across the country underwent the program which was conducted by Anju Turambekar, Head of Grassroots & Instructor (AIFF). The Grassroots …
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, the I-League clubs have come together to fight for their rights but not all clubs turned up, some have stayed away.
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The I-League (Private) Clubs Association founded in October 2018 and comprising currently of the seven clubs of Minerva Punjab FC, Chennai City FC, NEROCA FC, Aizawl FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Real Kashmir FC and Shillong Lajong FC are set to hold a press conference in Kolkata tomorrow. Missing from the …
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With media speculation reaching a new climax of India head coach Stephen Constantine having no future with the Blue Tigers, the AIFF had to come out with a statement to deny the fact that a decision has been taken on the current coach. The AIFF in a media statement said: …
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The AIFF has announced to the state associations the venues and dates for the zonal rounds of the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2018/19. As has become norm over the last few seasons, India has been divided into five zones – North, South, East, West and North-East with the …
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A massive stir has been created on social media and amongst I-League clubs after Star Sports announced that 30 of the remaining 2018/19 season I-League matches would not be broadcast. This means that in this season, the 2018/19 I-League, a total of 80 out of 110 matches are to be …
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